Children (anyone under the age of 18 as defined by the Convention on the Rights of the Child), like adults, have rights to ensure their well-being and safety are maintained at all times. Nation states (countries) have a duty to successfully maintain these rights. Children’s rights are the same all over the world: each country has agreed to uphold and preserve the Convention on the Rights of the Child created by the United Nations.
The Convention on the Rights of the Child is an international agreement that was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in 1989; this then became international law in 1990. 177 countries world-wide have ratified (agreed to) the Convention, including the UK which ratified it in 1991. There are only 2 countries in the world that have not agreed to the convention, can you guess which countries? United States of America and Somalia.
Of the 41 articles, there are 4, which are known as the Convention’s general principles and these are:
Article 2: All rights guaranteed by the Convention must be available to all children without discrimination of any kind
Article 3: The best interests of the child must be a primary consideration in all actions concerning children
Article 6: Every child has the right to life, survival and development
Article 12: The child’s view must be considered and taken into account in all matters affecting him or her
The Convention on the Rights of the Child is an international agreement that was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in 1989; this then became international law in 1990. 177 countries world-wide have ratified (agreed to) the Convention, including the UK which ratified it in 1991. There are only 2 countries in the world that have not agreed to the convention, can you guess which countries? United States of America and Somalia.
Of the 41 articles, there are 4, which are known as the Convention’s general principles and these are:
Article 2: All rights guaranteed by the Convention must be available to all children without discrimination of any kind
Article 3: The best interests of the child must be a primary consideration in all actions concerning children
Article 6: Every child has the right to life, survival and development
Article 12: The child’s view must be considered and taken into account in all matters affecting him or her
It is very sad that a man needs to put on paper what should be in the heart. These rights are all that the heart of human beings could carry on the children. Being helpless, suffering by the hands of those who gave him life. And even more sad to know that writing with him and with almost the majority of countries have also accepted thousands of children still have this right is denied by society and even by their families.
ReplyDeleteBut I hope that one day it changes and that no one else need read this treaty to remember that children still have their rights. And should be respected.